Portland-based Leatherman Tool Group has filed a $2.2 million suit against an Illinois-based assembly-line manufacturing company, Ixmation, claiming that the company failed to deliver an assembly line as ordered.

In a suit filed in U.S. District Court in Oregon on Thursday, Leatherman claims that Ixmation promised it could dramatically boost the efficiency of Leatherman’s process of manufacturing the “jaws” of its pliers.

Leatherman’s production line had the capability of producing up to 500 units per hour with seven operators, according to the suit. Leatherman hired Ixmation to increase that capability to 1,028 units per hour with two operators, the suit states.

The companies signed an agreement in January 2013, but the suit claims that Ixmation missed a series of deadlines and ultimately didn’t deliver the production line. In May 2014, Leatherman sent a letter to Ixmation terminating the agreement and demanding a refund of money already paid to Ixmation, the suit states.

The suit seeks a refund of that money, plus other costs associated with the deal.

A representative from Ixmation couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

The suit was filed by Portland attorneys John McGrory and Alan Galloway.